Robert Whittaker and Israel Adesanya trained together

Robert Whittaker and Israel Adesanya, former rivals who fought two championship fights together are now training together. The new year is a time for new friendships.

Robert Whittaker and Israel Adesanya are former champions of the UFC organization. The fighters know each other well, as they competed against each other twice in the octagon of the best MMA league in the world. Both fights ended in victories for Israel Adesanya.

In the first fight Izzy sent Rob to the boards with a countering left hook, while the second skirmish ended with Adesanya winning by unanimous decision of the judges. Now it’s time for the next chapter of the story, which is training together.

The former UFC champions met on the mat, and Israel Adesanya announced everything on his profile on Instagram. Adesanya posted both photos and video of the light sparring online.

Israel Adesanya is preparing to fight Nassourdin Imavov at the UFC gala in Saudi Arabia. It’s nice that Robert Whittaker has decided to assist his former rival during his preparations. Reaper has no fight contracted at the moment and is recovering from a loss to Khamzat Khimaev.